Charlie Mackesy Tote Bag
WWF and British artist, author and illustrator Charlie Mackesy have come together to raise funds to help protect elephants, their habitat and support the communities that share their home.
A limited-edition tote bag created in collaboration with Charlie Mackesy features an elephant, accompanied by his beloved characters, the Boy and the Mole from his debut book The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse.
Charlie Mackesy said: “I’ve always loved elephants and I know they’re struggling. I’ve always thought that their faces look a bit like a heart when you look at them head on and I wanted to draw the intimacy between the boy and the elephant, and I believe our connection with animals is more important now than ever. Intimate, striking, lovely.”
“I was brought up on a farm and I’ve always loved animals and little did I know that during my lifetime so many species would come under threat, so for me to be able to support in some small way what WWF is doing, is a huge privilege.”
This collaboration aims to recognise the importance of ‘home’, by protecting elephants and other animals’ habitats and supporting ways for local communities to safely co-exist and thrive alongside wildlife.
Grasslands and savannahs represent some of the world’s richest and most diverse ecosystems
When you shop with WWF, you help protect a critical resource for biodiversity, a vital food source for wildlife and a crucial defence against climate change.
The coexistence between wildlife and grasses is key to healthy ecosystems
Our ambition is to stop the widespread destruction of grasslands and savannahs and make them a priority for conservation. Alongside partners around the world, we’re building a global coalition to manage surviving grasslands and to restore others that are vital to our world. We’re making sure wild grasslands stay wild, and that they are not over-grazed, over-farmed or threatened by pollution. And we’re tackling the illegal wildlife trade to protect the wildlife living there.
Protecting elephants
A boom in demand for ivory means elephants are particularly at risk from poaching on the grass plains of the Mau-Mara-Serengeti. We’re helping to supply equipment like radio collars and microchips to monitor wildlife, and we’re working alongside field rangers who risk their lives to keep animals safe.
